Kyle Lowry isn’t even a week into his offseason and his free-agency rumor mill is already spitting out hot fire daily. The latest: A scenario in which he signs with his hometown Philadelphia 76ers. While appearing on 97.5 The Fanatic’s Midday Show, ESPN.com’s Brian Windhorst indicated that Lowry-to-Philly is a distinct possibility. Here’s the transcription [...]
So much for Kyle Lowry’s return to the Toronto Raptors being a formality. The 31-year-old confirmed on Monday, a mere 24 hours after his team was eliminated from the playoffs by the Cleveland Cavaliers, that he would be opting out of his contract this summer: [tweet https://twitter.com/Eric__Smith/status/861614966180372481] We knew this was coming, so it’s not [...]
Kyle Lowry watched from the sidelines as his Toronto Raptors got bounced by the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of the second round. It was the second tilt in a row he missed after sustaining an ankle injury in Game 2. It may also be the last time he watches a Raptors game as a member [...]
The Toronto Raptors are in a good deal of trouble, and not just because they’ve yet again fallen into a 2-0 series hole against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Kyle Lowry, who injured his ankle in the second of half Game 2, may not be ready to rock by the tip off of Game 3: [tweet https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/860473804098764800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Fnba] [...]
Maybe you saw the Milwaukee Bucks winning their Game 3 matchup, at home, against the Toronto Raptors. Maybe you even saw them winning decisively. But there’s no way you saw this. The Bucks throttled the Raptors, 104-77, ending the game in the first quarter when they limited Toronto’s offense to just 12 points. They led by [...]
April 21, 2017
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Kyle Lowry is picking up where he left off before being forced out of action with a wrist injury after the All-Star break: by playing a lot of basketball. Lowry returned to the Toronto Raptors’ rotation on Wednesday night, making his first appearance since Feb. 15, just before All-Star Weekend. And he played 42 minutes. [...]
April 6, 2017
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If you haven’t noticed, the Raptors (somewhat shockingly) have been playing really good basketball the past month and a half with Kyle Lowry sidelined. DeMar DeRozan has grown even more as a player and become more of a playmaker for others and Cory Joseph has appeared to get his groove back with more opportunity. The [...]
April 4, 2017
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Ryan Bawek
Things were starting to look up for the Toronto Raptors as they had rebounded from their worst stretch of basketball in a year and a half and were the clear winners of the trade deadline, adding two pieces in Serge Ibaka and P.J. Tucker to help vault them back into eastern conference contention. That was [...]
February 28, 2017
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Ryan Bawek
As expected the Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry will opt out of the final year of his contract to test the free agent waters next summer. Even though Lowry’s preference would be to remain in Toronto, he knows he will command a heavy price in this market. “I think it should be a situation [...]
October 6, 2016
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The love shared between the Toronto Raptors and their fans is real. Kyle Lowry’s letter to Raptors loyalists is just the latest evidence of this bond between city and team. He posted a letter on Twitter Thursday, thanking everyone for their support: [tweet https://twitter.com/Klow7/status/738445819792261120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] If you can’t read that, For The Win was kind enough [...]